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Fang of the Sun: Dougram (1981) [480p] [AC-3] [English Subtitles] [SSA] [Lossy English Version] [DVD]

by: Ryosuke Takahashi

Publication date: 1981-10-23
Topics: Taiyō no Kiba Daguramu, Fang of the Sun Dougram, 1981, DVD, Ryosuke Takahashi, Real Robot, Dougram, English Subtitles, Lossy, 480p, Fatcatofalltime, Anime, Mecha
Language: English
Item Size: 43.7G

This is the compressed version of my original 480p lossless rip of Dougram. I just took the original files and put them through handbrake to compress them, while doing so I have tried to keep as much detail as is possible so no cropping, no denoising and a decent bitrate for both the video and audio tracks. This is also an English only release and I will make a separate version for the other translations I have.

I understand that the file sizes are still pretty big by 480p video standards but just remember that this DVD release and all releases of Dougram to my knowledge are based on a tape master so there naturally will be a lot of video noise which will add to the file size but if I were to denoise the video it would lose a level of detail you would not be able to get back (which would also make creating this higher quality rip pointless) and if I kept the video bitrate too low then the video would turn into a pixelated mess.

How you should download this release:

The best way to download this release is by going to the right side of the page then using the torrent option, once the torrent is open click "Select None", now you will have to tick all the files with ".mkv" at the end of their file name, yes I know it is very annoying but there is nothing I can do about that. The MP4 files you will see are just the super compressed preview videos archive.org creates on it's own, if you download these not only will there be no subtitles but the quality will also be drastically worse, if I could get rid of these padding files then I would.

Some info on this release:

Original lossless rip contained:
-720x480p video at ~6785kbps
-AC-3 stereo audio at 384kbps
-Chapter markers
-English, Portuguese and Spanish subtitles.

This new encode contains:
-720x480p video at 18 RF (~2545kbps)
-AC-3 stereo audio at 192kbps
-Chapter markers

-English subtitles by Bereke Scrubs

So these files are roughly a 3rd of the size of the original files and if the files are still too large then please just go download the Bereke Scrubs release.

This release includes:
-Fang of the Sun: Dougram (1981) [75 Episodes]
-Fang of the Sun Dougram: A Documentary (1983) [Compilation Movie]
-Choro-Q Dougram (1983) [SD parody short]
-Dougram VS Roundfacer [Short fight scene OVA]
-Dougram Episode 1 CM and Preview Compilation [No Subtitles]
-A Documentary Trailer [No Subtitles]

Links to other releases:

[1080p upscale version on YouTube]
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLm_615Q2LgcBdzirnajuX1XVMfOhUVOgE

[The original lossless DVD rip]

https://archive.org/details/Dougram-480p

[The lossless 1080p upscale]

https://archive.org/details/Dougram-1080p

[The Bereke Scrubs release if larger file sizes makes you seethe]

https://berekescrubs.wordpress.com/category/fang-of-the-sun-dougram/

Addeddate: 2022-07-28 12:15:53
Color: color
Identifier: Dougram-480p-EN
Scanner: Internet Archive HTML5 Uploader 1.7.0
Sound: sound
Year: 1981